December 14 – Appreciate What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it?

Come September, I had nothing. No money, no job. Just two degrees and no where to take them. I am so lucky that I had somewhere to go. Somewhere I can live and eat and wait for a job opportunity. Parents who will support not only my basic needs, but also the things I want to do.

I can’t imagine what it would be like not to have that safety net. To not be able to go home and live for free while I figure things out.

I appreciate my parents immensely for all that they’ve done to help me this year and for giving me everything I want and need.

Do I express my gratitude for it? I’d like to say yes but the truth is I don’t as much as I should. I think I should work on that…